Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

My favorites are Chanel Bois des Îles and Caron Tabac Blond. Both of these work very well on my skin.

The other night I was home wearing Tabac Blond Extrait on my left arm and both Bois des Îles Extrait and Bois des Îles EDT on my right arm. What a trip! I was in olfactory heaven, although I must say would never wear this combination out in public.

I have also worn Guerlain Mitsouko and Guerlain L'Heure Bleue. I am soon going to be testing some other Guerlain female fragrances, including Shalimar, Jicky, Vol de Nuit, Attrape Coeur, and Apres L'Ondee.

In the past, I have also worn Chanel Cuir de Russie. I tried a number of other female Carons besides Tabac Blond, but none of them seemed to work very well for me.

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

So far, I've worn Caron's Tabac Blond and Poivre extraits. I need to open my mind a bit more.

Evogel, you make me smile.

Lately I too have been using Chanel No.19. Like you I've used Tabac Blond and Poivre in extrait (you and I probably went in together a few years ago on a group purchase of Poivre. I don't get enough chances to wear it, doggone it, but man, does it ever teach you the mastery that Caron can put together).

I've spent about three days in a row wearing Jolie Madame in edt, because I got multiple bottles from a discount outlet store, and I was digging it strongly, even though it calls to mind women's perfume history. The first half of it is heavy with a lilac note, and then the stuff goes over leathers. Wow. I'll wear it, but I do want to smell it on women very much.

I got Caron's Bellogia in edp because Equipage turned me on to carnation scents. Bellodgia is da bomb karnazion. Pure and thick.

Jicky in edt and edp, although I guess the general consensus here is this is as much a man's scent as it is a woman's.

Robert Piquet's Bandit in edt and edp. A trip. Each a trip. Like variations on Bel Ami. Similar to the old darkness in Jolie Madame too, but each a wonderful and different experience.

Parure edt I've meant to wear but keep forgetting. I've only shot my wrist a few times with my bottle. I must change this.

Hiris is a favorite now. What can I say but that I love iris very much. I could go into some superlatives about this blend, but I can't think of them now. The juice deserves them though.

I used to wear Molinard's Habanita until my mom wanted my bottle. It's close enough to Creed's vintage Tabarome so that I use the latter when I need the feeling. I also have Molinard's Vervienne en Fleurs, which is an edt blend of verbena and jasmine, for the most part. I love verbena in the summer, so I use it then.

There were a few more on my mental list just now, but I suddenly can't remember them. I guess I'll have to add another post later.

Peggy: "Right now, we have to get to the mental institution. Something terrible has happened."
Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."Fr. Sordid Lives: The Series
*****
"Live, live, live! Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."Auntie Mame[/B]

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

I walked into Sephora today and went right the the Tom Ford Black Orchid display. There were 2 SA's present when I picked up the tester. The one woman said, "You know that's for women" I replied, "I know, and there's a lot of men buying this as well." and proceded to do a close spritz to my right wrist. everyone came up to smell it and winced, including myself" I said, this is defintely a dry down fragrance"

It did hit us all heavy when first sprayed. (of course) It smells awesome to me now.

It almost reminded me---kind of---that Tom Ford for men is to Black Orchid, what B-men is to Angel.

To my nose anyway.

I guess I can see why some men enjoy the more concentrated and longer lasting versions of many women's perfumes. Intensity, longevity and perhaps sillage as well as having a new fragrance.

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

Originally Posted by samplermike

Sometimes I wear my girlfriend's "vageen" on my face and neck, but I have yet to receive any compliments. Maybe I should switch brands?

Thank you, Borat! LOLOLOLOLOL -- there's a new thread: what would Borat wear? I'm leaning toward One Man Show, but I digress.
--------------------------------------Btw, forgot to add to my earlier list a female frag I wish I could get away with (but can't): Ana&#239;s Ana&#239;s by Cacharel.
(I mean, there's daring, and then there's mild gender-bending, and then there's downright olfactory transvestitism.)

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Peggy: "Right now, we have to get to the mental institution. Something terrible has happened."
Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."Fr. Sordid Lives: The Series
*****
"Live, live, live! Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."Auntie Mame[/B]

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

Ivoire is very nice, yes. Haven't ever tried Balmain de Balmain.

Peggy: "Right now, we have to get to the mental institution. Something terrible has happened."
Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."Fr. Sordid Lives: The Series
*****
"Live, live, live! Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."Auntie Mame[/B]

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

Odd...I seem to like all the scents guys would wear. (Then again I'm the kind of woman who deadlifts 250lbs, likes action movies and despises chick flicks, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised, really).

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

I would wear Black Orchid, Mitsouko and Shalimar.

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Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

I am not in opposition to wearing a female fragrance, I just never found one that I thought I could pull off. I threatened to wear the womens light blue when it came out but decided it was too sweet and floral for me to accomplish. To date, I have never purchased or worn a female fragrance.

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

Wow, that's funny. Just yesterday I made a conclusion that Cabochard could be a good fragrance for men. And convinced to try Gardenia from Chanel on. It made me even to write down a blog. And today... I see all this.

Well - almost any perfume I try on the strip at home I also try on my skin. And I've got some nice idea's for outside as well, while browsing the answers.

I do wear:
Cedre, Chypre Rouge, Clair de Musc van SL

I did try and did like:
Gardenia Chanel pure and in combination with Clair de Musc SL
Cabochard Gres
Mitsouko EDT (wanna EDP now)

I will surely do try:
Tuberose Criminelle SL
Shalimar
Carnal Flower
Black Orchid
and the rest from what is mentioned here or not yet

And I even may give a try to
Champs Elysee
Poison (not sure, wanna find a similar fragrance).

Re: What Female Scent Do You Wear?

Never worn female fragrances, but if I were going to, the one that I covet most jealously from my soon-to-be ex wife's collection is Prada Infusion D'Iris. There's talk of a male version of this coming out. I would sleep all night on the pavement to be the first in line for that one.

I would wear Jicky though and i have a bottle of Eau D'Hermes arriving imminently. I have also just bought on spec (it was really inexpensive) a bottle of Fracas Homme by Piguet just simply because I like the female version so much.

I couldn't wear a lot of female scents though, they are to feminine on my skin.